What angle should wine bottles be stored at in a wine rack?!
What angle should wine bottles be stored at in a wine rack?
Is there a standard or should I just make sure the cork stays wet?
Answers:
At an angle to ensure the cork is covered, about 10-15 degrees, but I do not think it matters.
68 %
they should lie in a horizontal position.
i thout u always tilt the cork upwards toward u
Just make sure the cork stays wet.
Toward the cork.
the cork end should be no further down than level, for the most part. most racks will have the bottle slightly cork-high.
Angle of storage - Wine must be stored on its side to keep the cork moist and tight against the bottle neck. If a bottle is stored upright, the cork will eventually dry out and shrink, exposing the wine to the dangers of oxidation and vinegaring. Bubbles will escape from Sparkling wines causing them to 'go flat' as well.
Even spaced, up slightly so that the bitters stay on the bottom.
The neck of the bottle should be pointing down to keep the cork moist.
flat, check the stores how they store them or the bars, mostly flat sided.
This site is pretty good. Just Google and read up!
I personally keep my wine on its side with some wine touching the cork.
http://www.supermarketguru.com/page.cfm/...
Do'nt know crap about wine
Built a serious winerack when I had my shop.
It held bottles horizontally.
Client said Keeping the corks "wet" was the important thing to him.
The wine racks I have all tilt the bottles down at an ever so slight angle, just enough to keep the corks wet. If yours doesn't, then remember to rotate them every couple months. My racks came from a wine shop, so that teeny bit of slant is just enough.
The proper angle is one in which the cork is elevated just enough to allow some wine to cover the inside surface of the cork. (Something around 10 degrees from horizontal).
Some cheap wine racks are too steep and allow air to rise in the neck of the bottle. Most large wooden racks just lay the bottle flat on it's side. Good red wine should be stored in a dark cool place and turned by hand periodically.
You are overthinking this.
I don't think it matters.
Yes you should store it so that the wine is running toward the cork so that it stays wet. The only other thing is that you should rotate or turn the bottle every so often.